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Grupo Gamma partners with Swiss Medical to expand

Argentine healthcare provider Grupo Gamma is partnering with the country’s second largest payor-provider Swiss Medical to expand. We speak to CEO Mario Edgardo Tourn about improved prospects for private healthcare after the change in government and look at how the sector is likely to consolidate. It plans to open a 130-bed hospital, a maternity clinic, […]

FREE BLOG Latam countries thriving despite recession

Despite, or perhaps because of the recession, prospects for private healthcare services in Latin America are good. The financial crisis in public healthcare is forcing governments to rethink attitudes to the private sector and to open up the sector to external investors. And new, innovative models are emerging. In this 6,000 word report we give a detailed analysis of the six main markets – Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia, and over the next few days we'll be profiling those major players, country by country.

Doctoralia innovates across Latin America

In an unusual innovation, Doctoralia, the international rating and online booking platform, is partnering with patient associations and getting doctors to rate doctors as part of an awards programme. Owned by its Spanish founders, Doctoralia is now active in over 20 countries, particularly Latin America. It claims patients book 100,000 appointments a month on its platform. We interview Frederic Llordachs, co-founder of Doctoralia. This month, we are also writing a detailed survey of how such sites are developing in Emerging Markets from Chile to China.

Senior Assist to triple beds in Chile

Senior Assist, the Belgian elderly care group, expects its nursing home business in Chile to triple to 1,500 beds by 2018. The group has also opened homes in Turkey and Uruguay and is looking at Colombia, Russia and Thailand. We talk to Roderick Peters, CEO of Senior Assist Latin America about the Latin America market.

Telefónica brings subscription mobile health services to two million across Latin America

Healthcare Nova can reveal that mobile phone giant Telefónica is rolling out its mobile health services to all its Latin American countries over the next two months. Launched in Brazil in 2012 it now has 2m customers there. It is also about to turn Saluspot, a platform to message doctors and book appointments, into a subscription service. Mobile health services include 24/7 call centres and SMS health tips and advice.

Interview: Dag Andersson, CEO, Diaverum

With close to 300 dialysis centres in 19 countries, Diaverum's Dag Andersson claims to run “the most global healthcare service in the world”. The company is majority-owned by private equity house Bridgepoint, which hired JP Morgan in January 2013 to review the company's strategic options. We speak to Andersson about Diaverum's future.

DaVita plans European expansion

DaVita, the US player which is the world's second largest dialysis company, has hired Bjorn Englund, the former head of Euromedic's dialysis unit which was sold this year to world number one Fresenius. We talk to Englund about his plans.  ...

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